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<h1 class="topictitle1">Unloading Tapes</h1>
<div><p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000001839224317__en-us_topic_0000001792505518_p37031356143314">This section describes how to unload a tape from a drive and insert it into a card slot.</p>
<div class="section" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000001839224317__en-us_topic_0000001792505518_section6438165216516"><h4 class="sectiontitle">Prerequisites</h4><p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000001839224317__en-us_topic_0000001792505518_p1677516556517">A tape has been loaded to a drive.</p>
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<div class="section" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000001839224317__en-us_topic_0000001792505518_section8876201915305"><h4 class="sectiontitle">Procedure</h4><ol id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000001839224317__en-us_topic_0000001792505518_ol16741124252118"><li id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000001839224317__en-us_topic_0000001792505518_li79299103444"><span>Choose <span class="uicontrol" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000001839224317__en-us_topic_0000001792505518_en-us_topic_0000001839144717_en-us_topic_0000001091431193_uicontrol123381932135316"><b><span id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000001839224317__en-us_topic_0000001792505518_en-us_topic_0000001839144717_text3591711162920"><strong>System</strong></span> &gt; <span id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000001839224317__en-us_topic_0000001792505518_en-us_topic_0000001839144717_text134875310309"><strong>Infrastructure</strong></span> &gt; <span id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000001839224317__en-us_topic_0000001792505518_en-us_topic_0000001839144717_text78169323429"><strong>Archive Storage Library</strong></span></b></span>.</span></li><li id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000001839224317__en-us_topic_0000001792505518_li3233732194510"><span>On the <span class="uicontrol" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000001839224317__en-us_topic_0000001792505518_en-us_topic_0000001839144865_uicontrol120212905318"><b><span id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000001839224317__en-us_topic_0000001792505518_en-us_topic_0000001839144865_text1278022313534"><strong>Tape</strong></span></b></span> tab page, select a node and click <span class="uicontrol" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000001839224317__en-us_topic_0000001792505518_en-us_topic_0000001839144865_uicontrol663051135311"><b><span id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000001839224317__en-us_topic_0000001792505518_en-us_topic_0000001839144865_text6263729145310"><strong>Tape Library</strong></span></b></span>.</span></li><li id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000001839224317__en-us_topic_0000001792505518_li88753592517"><span>Click the <span class="uicontrol" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000001839224317__en-us_topic_0000001792505518_en-us_topic_0000001792345602_uicontrol113543596224"><b><span id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000001839224317__en-us_topic_0000001792505518_en-us_topic_0000001792345602_text2354125932216"><strong>Name</strong></span></b></span> of a tape library. In the window that is displayed, click the <span class="uicontrol" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000001839224317__en-us_topic_0000001792505518_en-us_topic_0000001792345602_uicontrol45563461259"><b><span id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000001839224317__en-us_topic_0000001792505518_en-us_topic_0000001792345602_text87931040194210"><strong>Tape</strong></span></b></span> tab.</span></li><li id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000001839224317__en-us_topic_0000001792505518_li5806135132515"><span>In the row where the tape to be unloaded resides, choose <span class="menucascade" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000001839224317__en-us_topic_0000001792505518_menucascade1848105418277"><b><span class="uicontrol" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000001839224317__en-us_topic_0000001792505518_uicontrol124811354142719"><span id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000001839224317__en-us_topic_0000001792505518_text1663017285916"><strong>More</strong></span></span></b> &gt; <b><span class="uicontrol" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000001839224317__en-us_topic_0000001792505518_uicontrol22441456172718"><span id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000001839224317__en-us_topic_0000001792505518_text6330312115917"><strong>Uninstall</strong></span></span></b></span>.</span><p><p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000001839224317__en-us_topic_0000001792505518_p1074225410467">You can also select multiple tapes and click <span id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000001839224317__en-us_topic_0000001792505518_text1304135114915"><strong>Uninstall</strong></span> to batch unload the tapes that have been loaded to the driver.</p>
</p></li><li id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000001839224317__en-us_topic_0000001792505518_li61542058143"><a name="EN-US_TOPIC_0000001839224317__en-us_topic_0000001792505518_li61542058143"></a><a name="en-us_topic_0000001792505518_li61542058143"></a><span>In the window that is displayed on the right, select a slot.</span><p><div class="note" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000001839224317__en-us_topic_0000001792505518_note114714311152"><img src="public_sys-resources/note_3.0-en-us.png"><span class="notetitle"> </span><div class="notebody"><p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000001839224317__en-us_topic_0000001792505518_p1614710311510">There are import/export slots and other slots.</p>
<ul id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000001839224317__en-us_topic_0000001792505518_ul1927912232615"><li id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000001839224317__en-us_topic_0000001792505518_li5571225566">Import/Export slots: If you want to import tapes to or export tapes from a tape library, use this type of slots.</li><li id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000001839224317__en-us_topic_0000001792505518_li727915237612">Other slots: If you do not need to import tapes to or export tapes from a tape library, use this type of slots.</li></ul>
<p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000001839224317__en-us_topic_0000001792505518_p1865273319618">If you need to import the tape to or export it from a tape library, use an import/export slot.</p>
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</p></li><li id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000001839224317__en-us_topic_0000001792505518_li104988101948"><span>Click <span class="uicontrol" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000001839224317__en-us_topic_0000001792505518_uicontrol15813181910216"><b><span id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000001839224317__en-us_topic_0000001792505518_text581316197213"><strong>OK</strong></span></b></span>.</span><p><div class="note" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000001839224317__en-us_topic_0000001792505518_note19489178123"><img src="public_sys-resources/note_3.0-en-us.png"><span class="notetitle"> </span><div class="notebody"><p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000001839224317__en-us_topic_0000001792505518_p174816179120">If tape library scanning is performed manually or automatically during tape unloading, the slot may be different from the slot selected in <a href="#EN-US_TOPIC_0000001839224317__en-us_topic_0000001792505518_li61542058143">5</a>. Refer to the tape location displayed in the tape list.</p>
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